цэхаўшчына
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- cechaŭščyna — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
цэ́хавы (céxavy) + -шчы́на (-ščýna). Compare Russian цеховщи́на (cexovščína).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sɛxau̯ʂˈt͡ʂɨna]
Noun
цэхаўшчы́на • (cexawščýna) f inan (genitive цэхаўшчы́ны, uncountable)
- (colloquial) closed-mindedness, narrowness within the limits of one's profession
Declension
Declension of цэхаўшчы́на (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | цэхаўшчы́на cexawščýna |
| genitive | цэхаўшчы́ны cexawščýny |
| dative | цэхаўшчы́не cexawščýnje |
| accusative | цэхаўшчы́ну cexawščýnu |
| instrumental | цэхаўшчы́най, цэхаўшчы́наю cexawščýnaj, cexawščýnaju |
| locative | цэхаўшчы́не cexawščýnje |
References
- “цэхаўшчына”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “цэхаўшчына” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org